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TIL: Einstein didn’t say that quote about insanity and repetition (or a bunch of other popular misattributions)

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VMQ4B TIL that Toto, the Japanese toilet company, created a motorcycle that runs on waste. It has a toilet for a seat.
9YJEX TIL In 2010, a thief broke into the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris and stole five paintings worth €100 million ( $123 million USD). Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr, commented, "These five paintings are unsellable, so thieves, sirs, you are imbeciles, now return them." The art has not been recovered.
R5Mo4 TIL the Toyota Camry is named after the Kanmuri, the long hat traditionally worn only by Japanese Emperor and other aristocrats
9wyxB TIL that Samuel L. Jackson planned to become a marine biologist before becoming an actor. He is currently the highest-grossing actor of all time.
nevyW TIL of Carl, a 5-year-old deaf boxer who is unbothered by court noises and accompanies kids during depositions and trials. He offers a sense of protection for children while they face their abusers in court.